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On Fri, 31 Aug 2012 18:45:59 -0700 |
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Zac Medico <zmedico@g.o> wrote: |
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> On 08/31/2012 04:07 PM, Ciaran McCreesh wrote: |
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> > On Fri, 31 Aug 2012 16:03:25 -0700 |
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> > Zac Medico <zmedico@g.o> wrote: |
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> >>> runtime-switchable USE flags for optional dependencies o.O? It |
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> >>> sounds like using a spoon to eat spaghetti to me. |
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> >> |
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> >> All suggested deps are not equal, so USE flags give you the |
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> >> ability to pick and choose the ones that you want. |
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> > |
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> > So does --take / --ignore with suggested dependencies, with the |
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> > added advantage that suggested packages don't end up being brought |
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> > in without user request just because a user has a particular use |
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> > flag enabled globally. |
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> |
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> If the USE flags have ambiguous meanings doesn't that mean that |
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> they've been poorly named? |
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It's not like that. It's that in practice, suggestions are mostly for a |
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particular specific feature (such as git-send-email support), not for a |
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general concept (such as email in general). |
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It also defeats the point of suggestions, if they're not made visible. |
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For users, suggestions should look like suggestions, and they should |
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be able to see them easily. |
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Ciaran McCreesh |
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